cannikin
Americannoun
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a small can or drinking cup.
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a small wooden bucket.
noun
Etymology
Origin of cannikin
First recorded in 1560–70; from Middle Dutch cannekijn “little can,” equivalent to Middle Dutch canne “can” ( Dutch kanne ) ( can 2 ) + -kijn, a diminutive suffix; -kin
Example Sentences
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And I would like, also, at least in theory, to sit with a merry company of friends, and let the cannikin clink till dawn.
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But mark, who is alreads in drink, The cannikin must never clink!
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He did not cease smoking for a moment, unless it was to drink from a cannikin of brandy placed before him.
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He was one who would go where the cannikin clinked, not caring who should pay; and from supping in the wolves’ den, there is but a step to hunting with the pack.
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No cannikin was skimped while I was at the spigot.
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